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IN PHOTOS: SpaceX launches Crew-13 to ISS after three-week delay

Updated On: 02 October, 2026 02:08 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express flight that set a US speed record. The new arrivals include a Canadian astronaut whose wife is due to give birth while he is in orbit. (PICS/ AFP) (TEXT: AP)

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SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for NASA after a three-week delay to fix a leaking fuel system on their Dragon capsule. (PICS/ AFP)
SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for NASA after a three-week delay to fix a leaking fuel system on their Dragon capsule. (PICS/ AFP)
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Thick clouds threatened to halt the countdown throughout the morning, but the skies eventually cleared enough to allow a safe liftoff
Thick clouds threatened to halt the countdown throughout the morning, but the skies eventually cleared enough to allow a safe liftoff
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Although their stay at the International Space Station will last six months, the journey there was the quickest yet for SpaceX and any American entity, including NASA
Although their stay at the International Space Station will last six months, the journey there was the quickest yet for SpaceX and any American entity, including NASA
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The space station's location at the time of launch enabled the fast transit
The space station's location at the time of launch enabled the fast transit
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With the late-morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit
With the late-morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit
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The other crew members are newcomers to space: NASA's Luke Delaney, a retired Marine; Canada's Joshua Kutryk, a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force; and Russia's Sergey Teteryatnikov, a former submariner.
The other crew members are newcomers to space: NASA's Luke Delaney, a retired Marine; Canada's Joshua Kutryk, a colonel in the Royal Canadian Air Force; and Russia's Sergey Teteryatnikov, a former submariner.

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